Bal Ram Nanda
Bal Ram Nanda (1917-2011) was a writer from New Delhi, India.[1] He was the preeminent Indian biographer of Gandhi, and author of Mahatma Gandhi: A biography, Gandhi and his critics, Gokhale, Gandhi, and the Nehrus, In Search of Gandhi: Essays and Reflections, Gandhi: pan-Islamism, imperialism, and nationalism in India. He was also the author of biographies of Jawaharlal Nehru and Gopal Krishna Gokhale, among several other books.
Career
He was also a senior railway officer and the first Director of the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi.
He was the recipient of the Padma Bhushan in 1988, followed by Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, in 2003. [2]
Nanda died on 30th May, 2010 at his New Delhi residence.[3]
Works
- Motilal Nehru (Builders of modern India), Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1964.
- Socialism in India, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. Vikas Publications, 1972.
- Gandhi: a Pictorial Biography. New Delhi Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1972. ISBN 540771.
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References
- ^ Bal Ram Nanda World catalogue.
- ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2007)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. 2007-05-30.
- ^ BALRAM NANDA (1917-2010) Raj Bhavan (Sikkim), June 1, 2010
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